Pithanotomys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015

See also Deschamps et al. 2012, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rovereto 1914 and Verzi et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Palaeoctodon, Phthoramys, Phtoramys, Plataeomys, Pseudoplataeomys

Subtaxa: Pithanotomys chapalmalensis Pithanotomys columnaris Pithanotomys cordubensis Pithanotomys intermedius Pithanotomys macer Pithanotomys orthorhynchus Pithanotomys similis Pithanotomys solisae

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (18)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (2)

Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences

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